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FRUIT PEDDLER WINS FORTUNE ON ATLANTA STREETS BY CABL TAYLOB Aristides Soumplis. a Greek, who had been residing in Atlanta for the past twelve years, left the city one day dur ing the week for Columbus, Greece, his native home. —\’ews item. Behind that item, there’s a story a story that reads almost like fiction’ Inewspapers over looked it, Aristides carried a com fortable fortune of SIOO,OOO in his pocket when he boarded a train for ' the first leg of his long journey, a fortune which he had made and saved , in twelve years’ time in Atlanta. One hundred thousand dollars! Or. exchanged into Greek money, Aris tides has eight hundred thousand drachm—immensely wealthy, and he made it all in Atlanta, not in specu lation, but in the unromatic busi ness of peddling "de banan” and sup plying hot dogs” to customers up and down Decatur street. When Aristides arrived in Atlanta, in Ute spring of 1908, he was prac tically penniless. .In a strange land, without even a working knowledge of ’ its language, no money and two young*sons, one seventeen and one thirteen, dependent upon him for support, it might be said that Aris tides was slightly "up against it.” However, he had a dogged determi nation, an ability to work, and un limited hope and confidence in Amer ica, the land about which he had heard so much, the land of milk and honey, where one must only work and save, to eventually become inde pendently rich. And so he started. A rickety fruit wagon, propelled by a much more rickety horse and a varied assort ment of fruit, took all his money. He embarked on a career which was not only to bring him money and ease, but fulfill his greatest wish to re turn to the mother country rich be yond expectation. Peddled Fruit Four Years For four years he toiled with the fruit wagon. For four years he was a familiar sight on the streets, crying forth his wares, beseeching the housewives to buy "de nica ba nan" or perohance apples, grapes or oranges. His stock grew larger and he made it a point to keep his stocks fresh at all times. Meanwhile, Victor Soumplis, the youngest boy, had entered school and was wrestling with the intricacies of the English language. Charlie, the older boy, worked with his father, and studied at night. Today, both Charlie and Victor speak English. Charlie still has trouble pronouncing all the tongue-twisters, and occasion ally he lapses into his native tongue, but Victor talks the language like a native. During the four years that the rickety fruit wagon was the sole means of the three’s support, Aris-' tides was slowly accumulating money. Not a day passed, but what he put aside a certain portion of his • dally income in the bank—the sav ings teller of one of the principal banks of the city vouches for that— and his little pile began to grow and grow. At the end of the four years, Aris tides decided to branch out. Casting about he saw the opportunity for, making money in the insignificant business of peddling wieners—popu larly termed "hot-dogs.” So, he pur chased a portable hotdog stand, and started his eldest son in preparing them for the crowd which constantly surges up and down Decatur street. Business proved good and pretty soon another was added. Then the , third and finally the fourth. Then Came the Chance Four years elapsed and Aristides continued to make money out of his wiener stands and his rickety fruit wagon, which he clung to all the while. Then he bought out the soft drink establishment at the corner of Piedmont avenue and Decatur street, and gave up his fruit wagon to manage this business. Victor and Charlie were called upon as assis tants And the bank account dou bled -and trebled again. Just after the new year had been : ushered in, Aristides passed his six tieth birthday, and he resolved to j return to hip native home, in Co- . lumbus, Greece. So he wound up his , affairs, turned over the soft drink , business to Victor, drew an even SIOO,OOO out of the bank and left. Aristides said just before he left ; that he might return—his wife is . still living in Columbus, and also another boy, Pole, fourteen years old, j and a daughter, Vessis, sixteen. “If I come back," he told the boys before he left, “I’m going to bring mamma and the children with me, so they can see this great country.” Aristides has gone. He never learn ed to speak, read or write the Eng lish language, but he learned that sterling quality of thrift, which has won success for so many, many men and applied it all his life— namely, that it isn’t what you make that makes you ultimately wealthy, but what you save. (Advertisement.) MRS. M. E. SMITH, prom- ; inent Tampa, Florida, woman, who says, thanks to Tanlac, she is now able to walk around without the help of a cane after eight long years of suffering. 8\ ' "gs ejZ W / **■- 1 "I am so glad my health is being restored after suffering for over years with indigestion and rheumatism that I feel like telling everybody about Tanlac,” was the enthusiastic statement made recently by Mrs. M. E. Smith, one of the best known and most highly respected women of Tampa, Fla., residing at 906 Morgan street. "The rheumatism from which I had suffered for years even before I had stomach trouble, pained me worse than ever and until recently I was not only unable to walk with out the use of a cane, but I was so weak at times I could hardly get out of bed. I tried many medicines but nothing helped me and I al most despaired of ever getting any better • "Then Tanlac came along and in just a few days after I began tak ing this grand medicine, my appetite began to improve, and in only a short time I was able to enjoy my meals and everything seemed to agree with me perfectly. “My rheumatism is so much better and I have so much more strength I am now able to walk all about the house and up and down the stairs without my cane. Friends who have bedome so accustomed to seeing me walk with my cane are astonished when they see me now walking around without it. "I will always praise Tanlac for what it has done for me.” Tanlac is sold by all leading drug gists. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. Travels Alone From Honolulu to Texas | fe *** I?® ... I fo — From Honolulu to- Sabinal, Tex., with no companion but her Teddy Bear, came little Mary Jessie Wilson, wee traveler of three summers, and arrived safely. “Who’s afraid?” demanded Mary, as she was met at the dock in San Francisco by Mrs. S. C. Gomez, of the Travelers’ Aid. Mary’s mother died in the islands four months ago, and her soldier father disappeared. She has been in charge of the juvenile court there since the loss of her parents. An only aunt was located in Texas, and, her belongings all packed in a wicker basket, she set forth alone to join her “ain folk.” ' Aboard the Logan the passengers took up a collection and presented her with a purse of $53. Governor Bickett Bars State to Washington Prison Investigators RALEIGH, N. C., July 24.—"1 do not propose to let anybody from out side of North Carolina investigate any of our Institutions,” was the declaration of Governor Bickett to day when his attention was directed to reports that the Prisoners’ Relief society, of Washington, was contem plating making an investigation of an "epidemic of complaints” in re gard to prison conditions in this state. “We at least have state’s rights left as to the conduct of our pris ons,” said the governor, "and I in tend that this right shall be main tained and exercised. “I have been ‘cussed’ all over North Carolina, from Cape Lookout to Slick Rock creek, on account of my sentimental love for convicts. One leading newspaper accused me of making reformatories out of our prisons. "I have been perfectly willing to take this ‘cussing’ from North Caro lina folk. lam their servant and it is the constitutional right of every Tar Heel to ‘cuss’ their public offi cials, a right which they exercise freely and about which I make no complaint. But I absolutely refuse to take ‘cussing’ or criticism of my o-ffclal conduct from any outlander. ” Little Girl Killed by Stray Bullet Fired in Savannah Restaurant SAVANNAH, Ga., July 24. —Iris Broom, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Broom, was killed Friday night by a stray bullet from the revolver of Grover C. Curtis, who a few momutes later shot and killed James F. Bailey. The tragedy oc curred in a downtown restaurant. Funeral services for the little girl were conducted Saturday afternoon. Mr. Bailey will be buried Sunday afternoon. Curtis is held at the city hall. He is said to have entered the restaurant and commenced firing without warning, one of the bullets striking down the girl in the pres ence of her father and two sisters. Brother Seeks Probe Os Man Mysteriously Shot in Chicago Hotel CHICAGO, July 24.—Robert E Poindexter, St. Joseph, brother of Max Poindexter, St. Joseph, myste riously shot in a hotel here, arrived here today to demand an investiga tion of the affair. The shooting oc curred while Poindexter occupied a room adjoining that of Miss Ora vV alters, his "secretary.” With Robert E. Poindexter came his wife and his mother. The aged woman refused to comment on her son’s death. Poindexter sa«d his brother visited him recently and on that occasion had given no indication that suicide was on his mind. Savannah’s Revised Census Figures Give City 83,252 People WASHINGTON, July 24.—Census figures announced today were: Sa vannah, Ga., (revised figures), 83,- 202, increase 18,188, or 28.0 per cent. Previously announced as 82,667. a gain of 585. Keene N. H„ 11,210, increase, 1,- 142, or 11.3 per cent. ■<A? oone ’ I° wa . 12,451, increase, 2,- 104, or 20.3 per cent. « I m Ss l ton ’ N ’ Y ” ( r ® v ised figures), 26,688 increase 780, or 3.0 per cent. (Previously announced at 25,884 ) Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 10,200 in crease 6,180, or 153,7 per cent. Editor Sentenced In Contempt Case NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 25 Arthur J. Sloane, managing editor of the New Haven Courier-Journal, Sat urday was sentenced to jail for ten days and execution of the sentence s’ispenaed by Judge Martin, of Orange, for alleged contempt of court. Comment on four days of last week in reports of trials of liquor mid cases at Savin Rock, a shore resort, was deemed by Judge Mar tin to reflect upon the court. Mr Sloane, In a hearing lasting two doys, this week, denied there was contempt, assuming full responsibil ity for news matter in the edition and testifying that the object of the comment was to point out the unre -11 abi 1 ity of, testimony of witnesses. Wealthy Man Is Held For Shooting Bellboy DETROIT, July 24.—Patrick J. Reany, reputed to be a wealthy busi ness man of Dallas, Tex., was taken into custody today, following the shooting- of a bell boy, which, police said, occurred in Reany’s room at a hotel. Reany would be held, police stated, pending the outcome of the boy s wounds, which, hospital at te n dants said, may prove fa tai. Oil Town Heavily Damaged by Fire FORT WORTH, Texas. July 24. A bank, three hotels and two drug stores were destroyed by fire which early today swept three blocks of the business district of Desdemona in the Texas oil fields. The loss was es timated at $500,000. TEN STATES MAY LOSE ONE MEMBER IN LOWER HOUSE WASHINGTON, July 25.—Unless the membership of the house is in creased from 435 to at least 500 to meet the increased population shown i by the 1920 census, ten states will j lose one or more representatives, ac cording to Representative Siegel, of ' New York, chairman of the census committee which will frame the new apportionment bill. Those, states are: Indiana, lowa and Missouri, which will lose two congressmen each; and Illinois, entucky, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, Vermont and Virginia, which will lose one congressman each. , Mr. Siegel explains that if the house membership is retained at its present figure, it will be necessary to increase the population basis in each congressional district beyond the 211,000 or major portion thereof now fixed. If this is done, he says, the ten states named will lose one or more of the present districts be cause their populations have not in creased in proportion to those of other states. On the basis of the estimated pop ulation of 106,000,000 for the whole country in 1920, an increase of ap proximately 14,000,000 in ten years, Mr. Siegel says 65 or 66 new seats in the house must be rcreated if the ten states are to retain their pres ent numerical representation. While precedent warrants the increase, Mr. Siegal declares there is strong oppo sition to it on the part of some of the present representatives, while others favor reduction to as few as 300 members. Mr. Siegel expects the work of framing the new apportionment bill in accord with the new population to begin with the reconvening of con gress in December and he anticipates that the measure will be passed ear ly in 1921. . Every decade since 1790, with the single exception of 1840, the house membership has been enlarged to keep pace with the growing popula tion. Now the house floor is crowd ed when all members are present; seats nearly fill the chamber; the old individual desks have been discard ed and an increase in membership probably will have to be solved by narrowing the width of the seats. Ten years ago the house member ship was increased from 391 to 435 on the basis of a population of 91,- 972,266 and the only exception to such a procedure occurred in 1840 when ten congressmen were knocked out by the apportionment, the mem bership being fixed at 232 after hav ing been 242 for ten years. The last apportionment kept intact the numerical strength of all state delegations besides providing for certain increases, but even then sev eral congressional districts fell short of the maximum basis of 211,- 000 population. Too Busy With Bible To Talk, Says Negro Who Has Killed Seven SAN QUENTIN, Cal., July 24. — Declaring he was too busy with his Bible preparing for his execution on Sept. 24 to discuss his alleged crim inal career further, Mose Gibson, negro, who Sheriff West, of Orange county, announced Jiad confessed sev en murders, refused to talk today. He sat in his cell, a prison Bible in hie hand, and read it almost con stantly. Gibson told the prison officials he wanted t® forget about his crimes and indicated he was willing to make atonement. ■. A telegram asking if Gibson >ad mitted murdering Mrs. Susan B. Clark and Mrs. Laura Marshall at Orange City Junction, Fla., Novem ber 11, 1919, was received here to day by Sheriff Kline from Sheriff Morris, of DeLand, Fla. Officers yes terday said Gibson confessed he murdered one woman at Orange City Junction in November, 1919. Boys in Play. Duel in Durham, N. C., One Probably Fatally Shot DURHAM, N. C., July 24.—Don Ros zel, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Roszel, of this city, shot and probably fatally wounded Wil liam Jones, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Jones, also of Durham, in a play duel at the Roszel home this morning. The Roszel boy used his father’s .38-caliber revolver, while the Jones boy snapped the trigger of his toy pistol. The bullet from the real pistol passed entirely through the Jones boy’s body. He is in the hos pital. Both boys are members of well-known families. Death Chair Fails On Tests; Prisoner To Live Two Weeks COLUMBIA, S. C„ July 24.—Be cause the electric chair at the state penitentiary would not respond to tests and the superintendent of the prison, Colonel A. K. Sanders, was afraid it would not work, John Max well, a negro, who was scheduled to die this morning at 11 o’clock for murder, has a two weeks lease of life. He was reprieved by Governor Cooper until a mechanic from the factory manufacturing the chair can come to Columbia and repair it. Max well was convicted in Charleston some time ago. Arrest Is Made In Poisoned Candy Case NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 25. George Littrell, of Sandersville, Tenn., was arrested here on two warrants sworn out by his brother-in-law, H. J. Matthews, charging murder and attempt to com mit murder, after a 24-hour investi gation by local detectives in efforts to find the sender of the box of poi soned candy to Mrs., Susie Littrell, inmate of the Middle'Tennessee hos pital for the Insane, which resulted in the death of Mrs. Lizzie Brooks, of Fountain Head, Tenn., another in mate, and the serious illness of two additional inmates and two nurses at the institution. Littrell is the husband of Mrs. Susie Littrell and It is said that he had made several efforts to se cure a divorce from her since her residence at the state asylum. Handwriting on the box of poi soned candy which was sent through the mails corresponded to handwrit ing in a letter given the police by Matthews and said to have been writ ten by Littrell, according to Chief of Detectives Robert Sidebottom and Detectives Irwin and Dowdy who have been conducting the investiga tion. Faced by 2 Suitors With Licenses, Girl Faints MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 24. For better or for worse, Miss Mar garet Corcoran made her choice be tween two lovers today and was to be at once to Howard Re beck. Faced last night with the neces sity of making a choice between Re beck and Donald Walp, both of whom visited her home armed with a mar riage Margaret fainted. Her parents favored Donald. As the men glared at each otllfr across a library table, the girl picked up Walp’s license—and tore it to shreds. Then she fainted again. Her parents assented to her choice today. Auto Bandits Waylay Paymaster; Get $5,000 CANTON, 0., July 24. —Five auto mobile bandits held up* and robbed L. J. Gesthwend, paymaster of the E. L. Bell company, a hardware man ufacuring concern, this morning, and escaped with the company’s weekly payroll approximating $5,000. Runs Wireless at Sea I NEW YORK.—Miss Elizabeth May Rhodes, of New York City, is the first woman wireless operator to go to sea in that capacity. She made a trip on the American steamer Apache last August as official wire less operator, and returned to New York recently as a passenger of the S. S. St. Paul. She proudly dis played her discharge papers certify ing to her efficiency. Hero of World War Arrested on Charge Os Abducting Woman FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 24. Thomas Drake, wearer of a distin guished service cross for heroism in the world war, was takes in custody by a West Virginia officer and started back to Clarksburg in that state to day charged with enticing Flora E. Gill from her home by telling her that unless she accompanied him he would kill her husband, M. P. Gill, of Clarksburg. Mrs. Gill is the daughter of Henry Colhoune, presi dent of a coal apd gas company of Clarksburg. Drake has been em ployed here for some months. According to the Framingham po lice, who held him pending the ar rival of Mr. Gill and a West Vir ginia officer, Drake was a former suitor of the young woman and when he returned from the war and learn ed she had been married, was unable to conquer his infatuation. The police say that after several unsuccessful attempts to induce her to elope with him, Drake went to her house several days ago in the absence of her husband ana, display ing a revolver, compelled her to pack a grip and accompany him north. From Washington the young woman managed to send a telegram secretly to her husband, and when the train reached Framingham Drake was de tained by the police. Drake waived extradition, telling the court he was ready to go back and face the music. Convict Swims River Twice in Attempt to Escape, but Is Caught ATHENS, Ga., "July \ 24.—After swimming the river twice in an ef fort to elude officers of the law and bloodhounds, “Whitey” White, a young convict serving sentence on the Clark county gang, has been cap tured and returned to his daily task of swinging a pick. “Whitey,” who lives in Madison county, recently be came homesick and decided to go home for a vacation and when he was sent for a bucket of water by one of the officers, he failed to return. After a short time pursuit was started and “Whitey” was chased to the river banks, where the trail was lost but picked up again on the op posite side. The officers went to the home of the fugitive and after searching the house went out into the yard where the escaped convict was asleep un der a tree. Friends Try to Revive Victims of Lightning By Burying Bodies NEW YORK, July 24.—Nine-year old Jennie Stahurski and her two year-old brother were killed by a bolt of lightning at Bayside. When the county medical exam iner arrived for an inquest he found both bodies buried in the back yard of the home up to their neck. Relatives and friends quoted a be lief that a person struck by light ning was never killed outright, and could be restored by earth currents which would draw out the elec tricity. They protested vigorously when the examiner ordered the bodies 're mo ved~from the “graves.” Roosevelt Resigns Position in Navy to Be Effective Aug. 9 WASHINGTON, July 24.—Frank lin D. Roosevelt, Democratic vice presidential candidate, today sub mitted to President Wilson his resig nation as assistant secretary of the navy, effective August 9. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt left Washington at 3 p. m. for his sum mer home, Camp Obello, Me. He ex pects to spend a week there "rest ing” before returning to Washington to wind up .his affairs at the navy department. Father of “Daylight” Movement Is Dead CINCINNATI, O„ July 24.—E. H. Murdock, prominent in Cincinnati’s business and club life and said to be the father of the "more daylight” movement in America, died last night at Baltimore a few hours after hav ing undergone an operation at the Johns Hopkins hospital there. He was fifty-eight years old. Eng ineer and Fireman On G. & A. Road Killed RICHLAND, Ga., July 24.—J. M. Jackson, engineer, and Will Smith, colored firemen, both of Richland, on the Georgia and Alabama railroad, were killed by an explosion of the engine boiler while on their run below Bainbridge about midnight Friday. CASTORIA For Infants and Children nUse For Over 30 Years Always bears - Signature Rub-My-Tism is a powerful antiseptic; it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc.— (Advt.) ‘ 'EDITORS GUESTS OF GORDON LEE AT CHICKAMAUGA BY JACK Xi. PATTERSON (Exchange Editor of The Journal.) CHICKAMAUGA, Ga., July 24. —As the guests of Congressman and Mrs. Gordon Lee, ninety-five members of the Georgia Press association en joyed a tour through Chickamauga, the greatest military park in the world, and Fort Oglethorpe, Friday. They were in charge of guides who lectured on all the points of inter est. Many of the editors did not know that Chickamauga park con tained seven thousand acres and that more than $5,000,000 had been expended in the erection of monu ments, memorials and tablets there in, showing the position of various regiments in one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war between the states. Fort Oglethorpe, which was util ized as a cantonment during the world war, is adjacent to the park, having 1,000 acres and ample build ings to accommodate the soldiers in time of war and during the training periods of peace. At 1 o’clock, a barbecue appropriate for the entertainment of kings, was served on the lawn by Congressman and Mrs. Lee, who were assisted in dispensing hospitality by a bevy of beautiful and charming young ladies. Among them were Mrs. N. C. Napier and Misses Olive Pringle, Mary El der, Billie Neal, Cecil Camp apd others. Following the barbecue, brief ad dresses were delivered by Congress man Lee, P. T. McCutcheon, of the Franklin News and Banner; W. Trox Bankston, for many years editor and proprietor of the West Point News; E. B. Russell, of the Cedartown Standard, and Miss Emily Woodward, of the Vienna News. Among the eleventh-hour arrivals at the bar becue were T. S. Shope, editor, and T. S. McCamy, associate editor, of the Dalton Citizen, who are among the most prominent and successful newspaper men in the state. Beginning in Carrollton on Mon-, day night, July 19, the thirty-fourth annual session of the association ad journed in Chickamauga on eve ning of Friday, July 23, going down in history as one of the most .prof itable and thoroughly enjoyable in the history of the organization de spite the frequent heavy rainfalls that prevented pleasure trips to Bow don, where a fish fry had been pre pared; Villa Rica, where refreshments were to have been served, and Doug lasville, where a picnic dinner had been planned for Thursday. The members of the association regretted the necessity of disappoint ing the good people of these three progressive towns, knowing that their visit had been anticipated with pleas ure for several months. Already plans are being contemplated for the meeting at Washington next year which will witness the execution of several features never before at tempted by this or any other press a s s o c i ation. Double Tragedy Is Enacted in Savannah SAVANNAH, Ga., July 25.—The bodies of Richard F. Linehan, dent of the Wallace Vinegar com pany, and of William F. Hunt, em ployed by the same company, were found in the basement of the com pany’s building at midnight. Line han had a bullet through the breast. Hunt’s body was in nearly a sitting position, with a revolver nearby. In the business office was found an unsigned note saying "Linehan attacked me.” The theory of the. po lice is that in an altercation, Hunt shot and killed Linehan and after writing the note he returned to the basement and committed suicide. Both men came to Savannah from Tennessee. Linehan left his home for business at 7 o’clock Saturday morning. 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Cop BEDFORD, N. Y y July 24.—In mates of the state reformatory for women engaged in a serious . race riot today, which started in the laundry and quickly spread to all cottages at the institution. The disturbance was quelled by state troopers and the Bedford po lice. Three girls escaped from the re formatory tonight. A fourth, who escaped during the riot, was caught at Mt. Kisco and brought back here. Several policemen and soldiers were injured slightly while quelling the disturbances. One was bitten by a girl.. About a dozen girls were cut and bruised. The ring leaders of the riot and about seventy partici pants were locked in the prison building where they continued screaming and shouting for some time. / Miss Florence Jones, superintend ent, resigned tonight as a result of the trouble during the day. "I told the managers I did not feel equal to the task here unless I was permitted to use reasonable dis cipline and firmness,” she said. “The discipline has been lax be cause the managers have insisted on running the institution this way.” 35 Radicals Will Be „ Deported at Once NEW YORK, July 24.—Thirty-five of the party of sixty-three aliens brought to Ellis Island today from western and middle western cities are to b© deported because of their radi cal activities, Immigration Commis sioner Frederick A. Willis announced tonight. Four of them, he said, were rushed to an outward bound vessel and sent to their native land. Referring to the remaining “un desirables,” Commissioner Wallis said he planned to “make quick work of these Bolshevik deportees.” TUESDAY, JULY 27, l»20. ! URGES OPENING OF ST. LAWRENCE TO OGEAN-GOINGSHIPS DETROIT, Mich., July 24.—Impor tance of opening the upper St. Law rence river to ocean-going vessels as a means of enhancing the world’s food supply was pointed out in a telegram from Herbert Hoover, for mer food administrator, to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater con gress and read to the congress to day. Mr. Hoover had been asked to attend the congress but was unable to appear. "There is absolutely no question that requires so definitely a con structive program as our whole transportation problem,” the tele gram said. "Both railroads and Wa terways are far behind the produc tivity of our country. Agriculture and general industry are embarras sed by lack of transportation and the marriage between producer and consumer are widened extravagantly by failure to obtain proper distri bution. “In the years to come the country will find that proper outlet for the bulk of its commodities will lie by water, rather rather than rail. We need a national study and a natonal program of transportaton develop ment, an dsuch a program will em brace not oply improvement of in terior waterways, but development of the St. Lawrence. “That the ports of the Great,Lakes ca nbe put effectively on seaboard with a comparatively moderate expen diture is unquestioned and such a step will improve enormously the prosperity of fifteen states, decrease cost of distributing commodities and increase returns to the producer. “It is necessary that these prob lems shall be handled in a definite and co-ord:nated manner, that a positive policy be outlined by the government extending over a term of years for their accomplishment and that they be taken out of partisan politics and placed in the hands of competent managers. “As an incident to such a develop ment program I know of nothing -more important than consolidation of the many construction and engineer ing departments of the government into one great public works depart ment, probably in replacement of the present department of the interi or. Such a department would become the central point for handling these problems, would obtain proper con sideration of the efforts of the gov ernment, save an enormous duplica tion and effort, make possible a for ward-looking program over a long term of years and reduce the pork barrel to a minimum.” 801 l Weevil Trapped By Bonfire as Moths Are Lured by Flame MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 24.—, Reports of a novel bolj weevil trap' reached the state agricultural de partment from Gadsden Friday, and further investigations will be made to determine whether or not it will be practical. This report was that C. H. Thornton, farmer of Leesburg, Cherokee county, had discoveed that light will attact boll weevils as it attracts other insects and that he had established traps on his farm which are proving effective. Mr. Thornton, according to the in formation. had constructed traps in his fields, has placed on a platform a pan containing kerosene oil and has placed a lighted lamp in the middle of the oil. 801 l weevils, at tracted by the light, fall into the oil and are_ dstroyed. x Kilmalloch, Ireland, Is Wrecked by Police; Several Persons Hurt LONDON, July 24. —Kilmalloch, nineteen miles south of Limerick, was wrecked by a body of police last night, according to a Cork dispatch to the Evening News. Several per sons Were injured. The police are reported to have fired volleys in va rious parts of the town, while tl|e citizens were trying to put out fires which were raging in the houses. DM KILLING OSMOMEL Says Drug is Mercury and Acts Like Dynamite on Your Liver Dodson is malting a hard fight against calomel in the South. Every druggist has noticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel. Thev give the same reason. Dodsons Liver Tone is taking its place. “Calomel is dangerous and people know it, while Dodson’s Liver Tone is perfectly safe and gives better re sults,” said a prominent local drug gist. Dodson’s Liver Tone is per sonally guaranteed by every drug gist. A large bottle costs but a few cents, and if it fails to give easy re lief in every case of liver sluggish ness and constipation, you have only to ask for your money back. , Dodson’s Liver Tone is a pleasant tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harmless to both children and adults. Take a spoonful at night and wake up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick headache, acid stomach or constipat ed bowels. It doesn’t gripe or cause inconvenience all the next day like violent calomel. Take a dose of cal omel today and tomorrow you will feel weak, sick and nauseated. Don’t lose a day’s work! Take Dodson’s Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full, of vxigor and ambition. —(Advt.) tatHaPm Raton eforc ill out nd poval. in you r rench niohed iwalk exible 1 to 8. les trlsto> du are ■ them >9B them r style re the , send ill ro- DSO. upon, tow. i sive miod, Send the Ladlee’ Hi-Cut Shoes No. AXIOM. I will pay 08.00 for ebooa on arrival, and oxamlno them cnrefolly. If not salle fled, will send them back and you will reffend my money. Namesize Address Exprew #r Postapo ' Prepaid f° r years oolid wear or your money cheerfully VT dWA rounded. These p-rtea , ea"Won- L Ll LTLy der-Vnlne” worth $5.60 aent to yov V// or a fine tailor ins • A6ENTS wanted W Earn $50.00 a week in your spare time. No experienc* necessary. Write today for our 11 BIS FREESIHEII yV with dozens of the newest styles an* W* attractive woolen camples to ehrop. from. Everything sent FREE. FH ITO WASHINGTON TAILORING CO. Pept. 202 ChlcAypy Illinois CATARRi TREATED FREE 10 days to prove that my treatment gives I relief. I had catarrh, VKJ deafness, head noises; HvW had two surgical op ? erations; originated a new treatment that cured it, restored hearing, stopped head nuises; nave treated thousands; believe it will cure any case of catarrh; want you to try it 10 days free; see quick relief. Treated catarrh and ears 37 years. Am responsible. Write for this free treat ment. DR. W. 0. COFFEE, X-7, Davenport, lowa How to Treat A Torpid Liver The liver is the largest and most Important organ in the body, and when the liver refuses to act, it causes constipation, biliousness, headaches, indigestion, gas, sour stomach, bad breath, dysentery, diarrhoea, pains in back and under shoulder blades and under ribs on right side. These symptoms lead to colds, influenza or other serious troubles unless corrected immediate ly. An inactive liver places an extra burden on the kidneys, which over taxes them and causes the blood to absorb and carry into the system the impurities that the liver and kidneys have failed to eliminate. When you treat the liver alone, you treat only a third of your trouble, and that is why you have to take purgatives every few nights. Calomel or other ordinary laxatives do not go fp r enough. If you would treat your kidneys and blood while treating the liver you would put your entire system In order and fre quent purgatives would then be un necessary. Dr. W. L. Hitchcock many year* ago recognized these facts, and after much study and research, compounded what is now known as Dr. Hitchcock’s Liver, Kidney and Blood Powdfers, three medicines combined in one. This was the Doctor’s favorite prescrip tion for many years, being used by his patients with marked success. It is a harmless vegetable remedy that will not make you sick, and you may eat anything you like while taking it. Get a large tin box from your druggist or dealer for 25c, under his personal guarantee that it will give relief, tone up the liver, stimulate the kidneys to healthy action and thereby purify the blood. Keep it in the home for ready use whenever any member* of the family begins to feel “out of sorts." It will prove a household fritc* and valuable remedy.— (Advt.) r~ ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER Cured Before You Pay I will send you a $1.25 bottle of LANE’S Treatment on FREE TRIAL. When com pletely cured send me $1.25. Otherwise, your report cancels the charge. D, J, Lane, 372 Lane Bldg., St. Marya, Kans. FITS If you have Epilepsy, Fits, Falling Sick ness or Convulsions—no matter how bad— write today for my FREE trial treatment. Used successfully 25 years. Give age and explain case. Dr. C. M. Simpson, 1685 West 44th St., Cleveland, Ohio. Treated One Week V FREE. Short breath fib SB "V ■ V ■ relieved in a few hours, swelling re duced in a few days, regulates the liver, kidneys, stomach and heart, purifies the blood, strengthens the entire system. Write for Free Trial Treatment. COLLUM DROP SY REMEDY CO., DEPT. 0, ATLANTA, GA. 3